Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01

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not travel SO far for that purpose; he is
too much in love with Iowa's style of
beauty.
Last saturday evening impressed the
popElace TINT winter is nj hand, when
the mercury indicated ~ degrees below.
1t was a cool introduction, but on Tues.
day change came and again we enjoy
the open winter.
Stuart 4 Son received forty-iive high
grade short Horn, lIolstien and Gallo
way calves from Brooklyn yesterday. A
better lot was never brought to the
county, as they are uniform in size and
in good condition.
Prof, j, Alya llomberger whose re.
cent dangerous and tedious illness was
noted In these columns, is conyalescing,
and as we learn from the Register is
spending the week with his numerous
friends in Des Moines,
\ special train of fourteen ears
started over the Rock Island for Chica-
so last Sunday morning. stuart 4 Son
and w, e.. Cameron were the heaviest
shippers. Some of the finest cattle ever
fed in the county We're In the lot.
Stuart & Son have $4,000 bushels of
corn in crib on their ranch In Melville
township. II is all the crop of 's7, aud
with that fed to 400 head of stock dur.
ing the fall has been raised on their own
land, with the exception OF about 1900
bushels.
), II, Schryver, one Of Chicagos big
though not portly commission men, ar
rived In the city Saturday night to rest
II watchful eye on his numerous inter
ests hereabouts, Steve is prospecting in
his new business, a fact in which many
Of his numerous friends rejoice,
Judge neemer arrived Tuesday even
ing, convened court Wednesday morn.
ing, and has been executing business
with his customary despatch and pre-
cision. The grand jury has summoned
many witnesses, presumably on liquor
cases, but no Developments have been
made. . ''"-- ...
Horace Farquhar came OVER from
Manila to enjoy Thanksgiving with
those gathered around the hearth of
the happy home in Melville. Mr.. Far
quhar is IN much better health than
when he left Audubon, having quite re-
covered from his severe siege with the
fever. 49,.
Rev. and Mrs. John Nash, accompan-
led by their daughter, Mrs. John Nc
Wicker and her two daughters, arrived
in the city Thanksgiving Day, and were
the guests of Jno. A. Nash and wife.
Rev. Nash returned to Des Moines on
Friday, and the ladies viii remain until
the first of next week.
Lawrence Seyler, Of Cameron town
ship, marketed 81 hogs to Messrs, Burn
side & Francis, one day last week, which
made the handsome average of 30S
pounds each, for which he received the
comfortable sum of $4,000, probably
the largest check ever drawn for one
lot of hogs in the county.
Rev. John Nash, of Dcs Moines the
venerable father Of our enterprsing
fellow townsman, occupied the pulpit
Of the NJ. L. church on the evening Of
Thanksgiving Day, and favored the
large audience with M able discourse
appropriate to the occasion. The gen
tleman has long been resident of the
capital city, and always active and en-
ergetic in working for the cause in
which he is enlisted.
Rev. A. G. Zelhoefer, the new pastor
engaged by the baptist society, arrived
in the city last Friday, and will remain
permanently, making his home with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Forbes. Services
will be held regularly in the court house
hall until the new church, which the so
ciety will erect next spring, Is com.
pleted. Rev. Zelhoefer is very pleas
ant, social gentleman, earnest and able
in his chosen work, and the church will
prosper under his charge.
Ward Lockwood writing from Los
Angeles, Cal, under date Of Nov. 23d,
says that the mercury stood at 20 de-
grees above zero and that they were
having occasional rains. Iowans envy
the Californians the blessings of rain,
but it must be awfully unpleasant to
have il so warm in the winter time, UNI
able to enjoy the comforts of warm
tlanncs and bright fires, Or THO merry
jingle Of sleigh bells. Mr.. Lockwood
reports himself and wife comfortably
situated and enjoying the season of
perpetual summer.
A well planned surprise was visited
upon Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. II.AToorc on
Thanksgiving Day, that being the thir-
tieth anniversary Of their marriage.
Friends to the number OF sixty gather
ed in their home and spent pleasant
evening of social enjoyment and left as
a token of their esteem for the worthy
couple an easy chair, silver spoon and
cake basket, which ware presented In
appropriate speech by Rev. +. Dickin-
son. Mr.. Moore in brief response ex.
pressed the gratitude of himself and
worthy helpmeet for the kind expires
sion of their friends,
Mr.. Edgar l.. Thompson and wife
started upon the return to their home
at Fairplay, Colo, yesterday morning,
after having spent fortnight at the
bedside of the gentleman's aged mother,
Urgent business demanded Mr.. rhompr
sons presence in Fairplay, There has
been no perceptible change In the lady's
condition, further than that she is
slowly sinking. She is Hourly attended
either by Capt. Foster or her dutiful
daughter Mrs. Foster, and recognizing
the ipeyltable It Is eapected that at
any moment she may DO called TO &C,
an,.t tla rax.fa,.1 nP IN nuaPt,l aud a nnl,l1